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Institutional development · Leadership and governance · Iraq

University of Kufa holds election for student seat on its university council

Student representatives from the University of Kufa's colleges took part in an election for the student representative on the university council, supervised by a committee set up by university order.

Photo: Akam Aziz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it matters: Student representatives from the University of Kufa's colleges took part in electing the students' representative on the university council.

The University of Kufa said it held an election for the student representative on its university council, with student representatives from the university's colleges taking part.

According to the university, the vote took place in the university council hall.

The university said the election was supervised by a committee formed under a university order and chaired by the council's secretary, Assistant Professor Dr Mohammed Jabbar Al-Abdali.

The committee's members included Assistant Professor Dr Hamed Adel Al-Nasrawi, director of the university's student affairs and certifications department, the university said.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

The election directly concerns the University of Kufa's students and its university council, with the student representatives of each college voting under the oversight of a committee appointed by university order.

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